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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1927
Page
2
Cheshire notes mention of Joseph Gilacre Roush a Civil War veteran dies at home after cerebral hemorrhage. He leaves a wife and several children. Burial planned at Gravel Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Robert Hager aged 49 died Saturday night at Holger hospital after severe burns from her night clothes catching fire a week earlier. Funeral services were held at Storys Run church and burial followed at Gravel Hill cemetery in Middleport.
Pomeroy January 15 announcement: a son born to Mr and Mrs James Dennison of Rutland Sunday evening.
Marriage licenses issued January 18 list David Williams 41 of Gallipolis and Irene Baldwin 40 of Middleport with Rev. Weed as officiant. Also named are Clyde Donahue 27 of Rutland and Mildred Grove 21 of Rutland, with Justice M L French performing the ceremony.
Middleport high school French students under Ralph Howell attended the play Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon at Ohio University Athens on Monday evening. Attending with them were Mr and Mrs Roscoe Fowler Kathryn Petty and Josephine Williams.
Jan 29 market planned by members of the Baptist church young men's class at Cross Music store in Middleport scheduled to raise funds.
Middleport Baptist church launches a campaign to pay parsonage debt through a series of fundraisers. Events include a church supper on January 28 and March 17, an orchestra concert on February 18, a church play on March 29, and another supper on April 29.
Thomas Duff appointed as special police in Middleport in the absence of Lord Hysell. The appointment was made Saturday evening by Mayor Giles.
Jan 18 Middleport business men gathered at the Allen hotel for a Monday evening meeting to discuss routine matters of local commerce.
SUPFERS STROKE MIDDLEPORT, Jan. 18. Mrs. Bramley suffered a stroke at Clifton Sunday. She was brought to the home of her son, Frank Bram sley, at Middleport.
Mrs. Scott Canady of Rutland was taken to Mt. Carmel hospital in Columbus for a surgical operation after traveling from Middleport with her husband Mr. Canady on Monday.
POMEROY January 18 Harry Bennett Aten Shain and Ralph Gilmore returned from Columbus where they attended the mid winter conference of post commanders of Ohio Legion chapters. National Commander H P Sauvage Paul McNutt and Mrs Frégiey spoke, with topics including civic jail stance child welfare and the conference held Saturday and Sunday.
The petition states the couple married in August 1910 and has one child named Boyd. The husband is charged with adultery. The plaintiff requests a divorce, custody of the minor, support for the child, and reasonable alimony.
The Reverend James of Middleport Baptist Church will preach a week longer than planned at evangelistic meetings near Marysville. He will return Saturday to prepare for services at Middleport Baptist Church.
Officials hunt a man identified as C W Knight who passed two worthless checks for ten dollars each at Middleport and Pomeroy toward the end of the week. Police urge anyone with information to come forward.
Members of the Home Missionary Society of the Middleport M E Church held a Monday afternoon meeting at the church.
The Delphian society held a meeting Monday evening at the Allen Hotel. Members discussed plans and future activities for the organization.
Members of class No. 6 of the Baptist church in Middleport will hold a meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. F P Weber.
Y H Stewart and Henry Sey fried were business visitors yesterday in Point Pleasant. Mr and Mrs Walter Baer and Mr and Mrs Allen Radford visited Ira Baer in Huntington Sunday. Curt Reed is seriously ill at his Mulberry Avenue home. Gerald Rice of Middleport and Earl Hartenbach of Pomeroy left this morning for Akron.
Mabel Henry of Clifton spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Delbert Becker. Saunders of Pittsburgh was a business visitor Monday. Margaret Riley and Katherine Cassall with others attended a Jackson funeral. Several residents report illnesses including scarlet fever and pneumonia. A D Eichinger spoke at Harrisonville M E church. Families from Rio Grande Lima Columbus and Mount Vernon are noted in visits and relocations.
New York Jan 18 — promoter Rickard outlines a heavy weight elimination tourney to decide who will meet Gene Tunney for the title late this summer. Jack DeLaney will box Jim Maloney on February 18 as part of the plan. Dempsey remains unsigned among leading contenders for Tunney's crown.
The Plains teams beat Albany 11 2 and 21 17 in boys games while the Plains girls won 17 9 over Racine. In a top match the undefeated Plains boys edged Racine 34 26 as Brunson and McAllister led with strong second halves.
American League managers express concern over Detroit club prospects under George Moriarty in his first year. They anticipate improved pitching and autonomy for pitchers, arguing Moriarty will foster better results.
Glouster Newark and Barnesville were dropped from the Eastern Ohio base ball league at a Coshocton meeting. Glouster was removed due to its out of the way location and poor mine work affecting attendance. Cambridge Coshocton Twin Cities New Philadelphia and Zanesville will form the B C league with one new team yet to be chosen.
Connie Mack believes adding outfielder Zach Wheat, formerly of Brooklyn, strengthens the Athletics for a pennant run. Wheat is known for hitting, and with him in the outfield alongside Al Simmons Bill Lamar and Frank Welch the club is described as the hardest hitting gardeners in the country.
Ohio University Bobcats vow a bold weekend push in basketball after reversals this season. Players expect a surprise against Cincinnati Bearcats in Cincinnati and a tightly contested matchup with Miami, driven by renewed confidence and strong defense.
Wright Riley football director assigns Brackenridge High school first string football and basketball players to coach Intra mural League participants for the year. They begin games after each varsity season. A separate note reports four year old Jay Walker of North Cambridge Massachusetts suffered a badly scratched nose after stepping in front of a moving car.
Ohio Senate considers Ackerman plan to outlaw professional sport on Sundays and Christmas with a state athletic commission. The bill imposes licenses for athletes, 10 percent gate tax, limits boxing rounds to three minutes, sets six ounce gloves, bans under 18s from pro competition, and caps ticket sales to seating capacity. County commissions would also be created, with an estimated annual state take near $6 million.
Ban Johnson, head of the American League, accuses Baseball Commissioner Landis of lax inquiry into the 1922 World Series. Johnson questions why Landis probes 1917 but ignores recent events and plans a Sunday AL directors meeting to decide next steps.
Colonel Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, said he would travel to Chicago this week to see if he can put an end to the ongoing nonsense. The remark signals possible action against a dispute or distraction affecting the team and its operations.
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